Walkshorts, November 2013

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Mayan Smith-Gobat’s dream of climbing El capitan and Half Dome in under 24 hours is in doubt due to the closure of US national parks
World record climbs hampered by Congress Star Kiwi climber Mayan Smith-Gobat’s progress in Yosemite National Park has been stalled – not by injury or weather, but by the US Government shutdown. Smith-Gobat had managed to break her own female speed climbing record on The Nose – an iconic 880m buttress on El Capitan – as […]
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